If I may shout my excitement like a teenager, today's post brings super awesome, some might say epic, news: A huge sale, meaning FREE, in honor of the 1-year anniversary of Beautiful and Terrible Things Encouraging news about my next book Two major podcast interviews. Beautiful and Terrible Things is FREE for 2 Days Only … Continue reading Beautiful and Terrible Things is FREE on July 18-19
When does a protest become a riot? More important, why does a protect become a riot? I dug deep into that topic before writing my extended protest scene for Beautiful and Terrible Things, to ensure its authenticity. (I have, thankfully, never been at a protest that turned violent.) As I suspected, a number of forces … Continue reading Book Excerpt: Why Does a Protest Become a Riot?
Come see me this Saturday or next Wednesday at a local author event, or -- if you're not in southern New Hampshire or northern Massachusetts -- I have a few other ways we can get to know each other better. But first, a funny. I don't know who created this or I would gladly give … Continue reading Alice Meets Dorothy; The Hippo; and Local NH Appearances
Today I bring you 4 freebies -- free offers for ebooks, audiobooks and a serialized memoir, and I bring you an update on Beautiful & Terrible Things. (Feel free to forward this email to friends you think might be interested in the offers.) World Day of Social Justice But first, I want to mention that … Continue reading 4 Freebies: Ebooks, Audiobooks & Serialized Memoir
Contemporary novel Beautiful and Terrible Things has been awarded an Honorable Mention in the Fiction-Social Issues category of the 2024 Readers' Favorite International Book Award Contest. This award means a lot to me for two reasons. The first is that Readers' Favorite, which is one of the largest book review and award contest sites on … Continue reading Social Issues Aspect of “Beautiful & Terrible Things” Recognized
Before I jump into today's main topic of author interviews, I have to issue a public service announcement on my own behalf. 🙂 Please help me out by rating or posting a review of Beautiful and Terrible Things on Amazon. The initial hoopla over the book's release has passed, and my publisher is waiting to … Continue reading Please Review / Author Interviews: The Human Condition
As the book launch for Beautiful and Terrible Things approaches, the calendar is filling up with summertime events. And, my publisher is organizing various giveaway contests for readers to nab free copies of the contemporary novel. Read on for details. Save the Date: Book Launch Party! The Bookery, a wonderful independent bookstore in Manchester, NH, … Continue reading Book Launch Party, Goodreads Giveaway & Free ARC
It's been a long journey -- more than seven months -- but I'm thrilled with the end result: The Wallace House of Pain has been awarded a First Place prize in the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) competition for 2023. For those of you who have been riding along on this entire journey, as my … Continue reading First Place Prize for “The Wallace House of Pain”
Trailers aren't just for movies anymore... I'm very excited to share with you the official trailer for my forthcoming novel, Beautiful and Terrible Things: https://videopress.com/v/fkuLpmLy?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Beautiful and Terrible Things comes out on July 18th. I'll be sharing advance reviews from trade publications and readers in the coming months, as well as special materials related to … Continue reading Official Trailer: Beautiful and Terrible Things
My version of March Madness--any brackets are the punctuation kind. 🙂 A lot of exciting things happened in March on the book front. Here are three tidbits I have not yet shared on this blog, and one ICYMI. The Wallace House of Pain Advances to the Finals for Chanticleer My novelette about a troubled father-son … Continue reading March Madness